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Sorry for Font Size

Posted: August 12, 2015 in Announcements

I don’t know why my font sizes seem to be getting exponentially larger.  I assure you I am not setting it that high.  Normal 12 pt font for me.  I will try to fix it for next time.

Water Intake: 10x8oz glasses

Breakfast: V-Core Shake – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40mg Chol

Snack: Biscuits and Gravy – 500 cal, 38g fat, 61g carbs, 40g protein

Lunch: Tuna Sub (Subway) – 1000 cal, 57g fat, 79g carbs, 42 g protein

Snack: V-Core Shake – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40mg Chol

Dinner: Zucchini Lasagna – 366 cal, 19g fat, 15g carbs, 35g protein

Snack: Peachylicious Nutra Smoothie – 263 cal, 3g fat, 41g carbs, 23g protein, Fat Loss Pack

Grand Totals: 2429 cal, 167g fat, 214g carbs, 190g protein

Vitamins, Supplements – 1 multivitamin (not sure on specifics at the moment), Rhodiola 10 (Pre-workout), V-Core protein – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40 mg Chol

Comments: Too much everything today! Ate too much.

Week #4

Day #2

Tuesday

5:20-6:20am

Cardio Workout – Np Cardio

Strength Phase Training – Upper Body Focus (Chest, Lats, Tri)

Bench Press (No Pause) Warmups – 155×5, 205×5, 225×3

Bench Press (No Pause) Working Sets – 260x4rx2s

Bench Press (No Pause)  Cool Downs – 205×4

Close Grip Bench Press – 135×10

Bent Over Row – 95×10, 120×10

Comments: Deload Day – 50% volume and 90% of planned intensity.  Shoulder hurt a little bit. Need to work on wrist wrap placement to get the most out of them.  Used SBD elbow sleeves.  This is a Make-Up training for missing yesterday.

Week #4

Day #2

Tuesday

5:00-6:00pm

Cardio Workout – 10 min on treadmill.  3.5mph pace. 0% incline.  130 bpm heart rate.  50-100cal burned.

Strength Phase Training – Lower Body Focus (Quads, Glutes, Hamstrings)

High Bar Squat Warmups – 135×5, 225×5

High Bar Squat Working Sets – 315x5rx2s

High Bar Squat (Pause Below Parallel) – 135x5rx2s

High Bar Squat (Pause Above Parallel) – 135x5rx2s

Comments: Deload Day – 50% volume and 90% of planned intensity.Two good workouts in one day.

Water Intake: 8x8oz glasses

Breakfast: V-Core Shake – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40mg Chol

Snack: Nothing

Lunch: Turkey Breast (Subway) – 590 cal, 13g fat, 82g carbs, 38g protein, 60mg Chol

Snack: Nothing

Dinner: Skillet Chicken with Mushroom-Thyme Sauce and Corn on the Cob – 400 cal, 10g fat, 20g carbs, 70g protein, +Chol

Snack: Nothing

Grand Totals: 1140 cal, 48g fat, 111g carbs, 133g protein, 100+mg Chol

Vitamins, Supplements – 1 multivitamin (not sure on specifics at the moment)

Comments: Didn’t eat very much today. Also no training.

Hello Everyone,

I had a blast this weekend at the Quad City Strength and Fitness Expo in Davenport, IA.  It was a great weekend getaway for my wife and myself.  The all day admission was only $15.00. The CrossFit portion of this event was huge.  I didn’t watch much of it because, to be honest, it didn’t interest me all that much.  It did look like they were working hard and the audience was loving it.  There was a youth powerlifting demonstration and it was great to see kids getting into strength training.  There was arm wrestling and the Guns and Hoses (police and firefighter) strongman competition.  The Quad City Strongman Challenge and APF Powerlifting Meet were great.  Saw lots of great lifts on the powerlifting side and saw some strongman events that I haven’t seen in person before.  The strongman events were axel press, axel-tire deadlift, frame carry, yoke carry, atlas stone over bar, and crucifix hold.  There were a couple special guests that I got the pleasure of talking with for a while, Fred “Biggie” Smalls, IFBB Pro bodybuilder and the 3x World’s Strongest Man, Brian Shaw.  wpid-20150808_090114.jpg

Brian was awesome.  He signed my copy of his book and talked to me for a while about his training and competitions.  I also had the privilege of meeting Odd Haugen.

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Odd was also amazing.  He convinced me to give MAS Wrestling a try.  So…I actually competed in the MAS Wrestling tournament at the Quad City Strength and Fitness Expo.

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Here is me standing in my Official Athlete t-shirt.  (I will post some videos and pics in a little bit.)  I actually won 1 of my 4 matches and was probably in 4th place, even though I didn’t see my scores.  I really liked it and will probably try to do it again sometime.  I got to meet a great MAS Wrestling team from Oklahoma.  Very nice people, supportive, and gave very good advice.

I will definitely go back next year.  I will probably participate in the APF powerlifting meet and the MAS Wrestling tournament.  Maybe I will try the strongman contest.   I don’t know.  What I do know is that I had a lot of fun and that I will recommend it to all of my friends to attend.

The only bad thing about this weekend was that I didn’t get to train and my diet was terrible.  I am back to the grindstone today.

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Water Intake: 9x8oz glasses

Breakfast: Scrambled Egg Whites with Cheese/V-Core Shake – 100/150 cal, 10/25g fat, 10/9g carbs, 18/25g protein, 40+mg Chol

Snack: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups – 440 cal, 26g fat, 52g carbs, 8g protein, +Chol

Lunch: Turkey Breast (Subway) – 590 cal, 13g fat, 82g carbs, 38g protein, 60mg Chol

Snack: V-Core protein – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40 mg Chol

Dinner: Grilled Chicken with White BBQ Sauce/Spinach, Strawberry, and Blue Cheese Salad – 747/252 cal, 37/9g fat, 4/37g carbs, 97/10g protein, +Chol

Snack: Nothing

Grand Totals: 2202 cal, 145g fat, 203g carbs, 221g protein, 140+ Chol

Vitamins, Supplements – 1 multivitamin (not sure on specifics at the moment), Rhodiola 10 (Pre-workout), V-Core protein – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40 mg Chol

Comments: Too much fat and carbs.  Nailed the protein today.

Week #3

Day #3

Wednesday

2:45-3:25pm

Cardio Workout – Nothing

Strength Phase Training – Upper Body (Shoulders, Traps)

Overhead Press Warmups – 105×5, 120×5, 140×3

Overhead Press Working Sets – 150×5, 160×5

Overhead Press Cool Downs – 140x5x2

Upright Row – 95x10x2

Comments: Shoulder hurt a little bit on rows.  SBD sleeves were great.  SBD wraps were too much for OHP.  Played Volleyball at the Icky Nickel for 1 hour.  Burned about 500 cal. Done at Heavy Hammer Gym.

Water Intake: 7x8oz glasses

Breakfast: Nothing

Snack: Nothing

Lunch: Turkey Wrap/Ham Wrap – 309/289 cal, 12/13g fat, 21/21g carbs, 20/16g protein, + Chol

Snack: Turkey Breast (Subway) – 590 cal, 13g fat, 82g carbs, 38g protein, 60mg Chol

Dinner: Skillet Chicken with Mushroom-Thyme Sauce/Balsamic Roasted Peppers – 358/95 cal, 9/6g fat, 4/11g carbs, 68/2g protein, +Chol

Snack: V-Core protein – 150 cal, 25g fat, 9g carbs, 25g protein, 40 mg Chol

Grand Totals: 1791 cal, 78g fat, 148g carbs, 169g protein, 100+ Chol

Vitamins, Supplements – 1 multivitamin (not sure on specifics at the moment), Rhodiola 10 (Pre-workout), V-Core protein

Comments: Good on all except low on protein

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Week #3

Day #2

Tuesday

6:00-7:00pm

Cardio Workout – Nothing

Strength Phase Training – Lower Body Focus (Hamstrings, Quads, Glutes, Lats)

Squat (Low Bar) Warmups – 145×5, 195×3

Squat (Low Bar)) Working Sets – 205×3, 250×3

Squat (Low Bar) Cool Downs – 195x3x2

Good Mornings – 55×8, 65×8

Bent Over Rows – 95×10, 115×10

Comments: Light Day: 70% intensity and volume. Cant seem to find the right form on the Good Mornings. Any suggestions from my followers??? Done at Heavy Hammer Gym.